The leisurely life of the rich start

The person who interviewed him this time was also a columnist named Mark under Time Magazine.

"Hello, respected Mr. Zhang, this should be the fourth time I have come to interview you!"

Zhang Da joked: "Hello, Mark, I'm almost tired of your voice."

"Oh, God, please be patient. I don't want to lose my job because of this." Mark said humorously, "Mr. Zhang, let's start! First of all, congratulations on becoming the richest man in the world. Do you have any special feelings now?"

Zhang Da said: "Although I have received many similar congratulations, my heart is not excited, it can even be said to be very calm."

"Well, I wouldn't be surprised if you said that! After all, a few years ago, people believed that you would become the richest man in the world in the future." Mark said, "In Huaguo dialect, maybe it will be a matter of course? "

Zhang Da echoed, "You can put it that way."

Mark then asked: "We all know that you and Mr. Bezos are very good friends. Now that you have won the throne of the richest man from him, do you feel differently?"

"Not yet." Zhang Da said, "I don't think Bezos will feel any different. Compared with the title of the richest man, he now pays more attention to his space business."

"Yes, top rich people like you often have different focuses from ordinary people like us." Mark said, "May I ask, what is the cause you are most concerned about now?"

"In the short term, it must be the equestrian business." Zhang Da said, "You should know that I will represent my motherland and participate in the Olympic Games held in Los Angeles next year."

"Yes, this matter has sparked considerable discussion around the world." Mark said, "Guinness wanted to award you a world record, but you refused."

"Yes, I don't think this is something worth recording." Zhang Da said, "If I win a medal in the Olympic Games, maybe I will be interested in recording."

"It seems that you have made sufficient preparations!" Feeling that there is news to dig, Mark said excitedly, "I think that if you win a medal in the Olympics, or go further to win a gold medal, it will be a record in Olympic history." feat!"

5 Chapter [-] Party

Time magazine published a weekly issue shortly after the interview.

On the cover with Zhang Da's photo, there is a sentence: "The new richest man who is currently concentrating on his equestrian career."

After the publication of the weekly magazine, related news quickly spread to the country.

The melon eaters were surprised to find that Mr. Zhang suddenly sat on the throne of the richest man in the world without making a sound.

Various self-media also followed up and published articles.

"Congratulations to Mr. Zhang surpassing Bezos to become the richest man in the world, and breaking the record of the youngest richest man in the world set by Bill Gates in 1994! Bill Gates was 39 years old when he set this record, and Mr. Zhang is only 35 this year Considering Mr. Zhang's current age and the speed of development of Mingda Group, this record may not be broken again in the next few decades."

"Mr. Zhang has proved with his strength that it is necessary to become famous as soon as possible!"

"Not taking the usual path? Mr. Zhang, who is not involved in the IT and online shopping industry with major domestic manufacturers, has blazed a path that belongs exclusively to Mingda Group in the Metaverse industry!"

"Gold miner? Mr. Zhang, who started his career in a certain bitcoin, and finally became the richest man in the world by relying on diamond mines."

"Blooming both in style and style? Mr. Zhang became the richest man in the world, and at the same time, he was also an official member of the national equestrian team, and sang at Mingda Spring Festival Gala for three consecutive years."

...

In reality, Zhang Da also received congratulations and gifts from countless friends.

Liu Ke and Chen Yongqi sent a crystal sculpture of the God of Wealth from Xiangjiang, but replaced the face of the God of Wealth with Zhang Da's.

Shen Haoran and Lin Hai each gave Zhang Da a jade statue of Pixiu, which was placed one on the left and one on the right at the gate of Qingting Shangyuan Villa.

Fan Jiang also sent a stack of blank A4 papers to Zhang Da, hoping that he could help sign a few names when he was free.

In the unlikely event that Master Fan's family was in trouble one day, he could still make a living by selling Zhang Da's autographs.

Patek Philippe and Rolex, two watchmakers who have worked closely with Zhang Da, have customized a richest man commemorative watch for him.

Hermès even proposed that it plans to jointly launch the "r.zhang" series of clothing and equestrian equipment with Zhang Da, which will be released as the company's new products next year.

Naturally, Zhang Da can get a certain commission for every piece of these clothes sold in the world.

Liverpool fans also played a huge banner for Zhang Da in the next round of home games.

In addition to a huge photo of Zhang Da, the banner reads "The World's Greatest Boss and Entrepreneur".

It is not difficult to see that Liverpool fans very much hope that the team can continue to sign up this summer.

At home, Cheng Mingming suggested: "Zhang Da, we have received a lot of gifts these days, why don't we hold a party and invite everyone to come and express our thanks to them?"

"No problem, let's hold this party at the Peninsula Hotel, and I will book the hotel." Zhang Da said, "This time, let's be more open and use a special plane to pick up all our friends who are out of town."

Cheng Mingming said: "Then we must also use the group's special plane? Otherwise, the number of planes is not enough."

Zhang Da nodded and said, "Use them all, and buy a new passenger plane and helicopter by the way, as a reward for myself."

...

A week later, Zhang Da's friends all came to Jinling.

"Congratulations, Ada!" Chen Yongqi and Liu Ke, who came all the way from Xiangjiang, said one after another, "We have lost the God of Wealth at home now, and replaced all the statues of you in the house."

Zhang Da scratched his head and said, "Both brothers, although I understand what you mean, I still feel a little creepy hearing you say that."

"Haha, that's not bad. You don't know that many people in Xiangjiang are worshiping you now." Chen Yongqi said with a smile, "The Jockey Club is planning to erect a statue for you."

"Yes, you are the first member of Xiangjiang Jockey Club selected for the national team in history!" Liu Ke echoed, "Vice President Tang has been appointed as the next Jockey Club because he led you into the Jockey Club. Chairman!"

"I know about it. Tang Jiarui has also come to Jinling this time." Zhang Da said with a smile, "The two brothers will take care of him later. He doesn't know many people here."

"A certain question!" Chen Yongqi laughed, "Thanks to you, when we retire in the future, we may be able to get a title like honorary vice president in the Jockey Club."

"Actually, we have an additional task to come here this time." Liu Ke said, "Xiangjiang Horse Club would like to invite you to be one of the vice presidents. I wonder if you would like it?"

"It's fine if it's just a name, as long as I manage the affairs of the Jockey Club." Zhang Da said, "It's really not enough to do both."

"It's good if you're willing to be named." Liu Ke said with a smile, "Then let's say that? Let's go to the Olympics next year!"

Zhang Da invited: "It's a deal, if you are free next year, you can go to the scene to watch the battle."

Chen Yongqi nodded and said, "Don't worry, the tickets to fly to Citigroup have already been booked."

Zhang Da chatted with the two for a while, and happened to see Tang Jiarui walking over.

After "handing over" Tang Yao's son to Chen Yongqi and Liu Ke, Zhang Da turned around and approached Lin Hai, Shen Haoran and his party.

"Welcome, big star!" Fan Jiang joked as soon as he saw Zhang Da, "Where's my signature?"

Zhang Da smiled and said, "The A4 paper you sent is quite practical, I'm taking it to the printing room of the company."

"It's really yours." Fan Jiang scratched his head and said, "For the sake of you being the richest man, let's forget about it."

"Don't be poor," Lin Hai patted his cousin on the shoulder and said to Zhang Da, "Zhang Da, I want to discuss something with you."

Zhang Da nodded and said, "Brother Hai, tell me."

"I want to buy some rough diamonds from your diamond mine. The price is 10% higher than the market price. Do you think it's okay?" Lin Hai said, "Don't rush to refuse, the current diamond market is like this, it's hard to buy without a premium. "

Zhang Da nodded and said, "Okay, I'll let them choose good quality diamonds for you, or Brother Hai, if you are free, you can go to the mine to pick diamonds yourself."

Lin Hai joked: "Forget it, I'm afraid you will give me a boat ticket to Africa, and then you won't let me come back."

"Don't worry, I'm not this kind of person." Zhang Da said, "Look, there are so many employees in Mingda Group, and none of them have been dispatched to Africa yet."

Lin Hai shrugged and said, "I'm afraid of ten thousand, just in case."

Shen Haoran asked, "Zhang Da, how are you preparing for the equestrian competition?"

"During the team training recently, my score was ranked No.1." Zhang Da said honestly, "At the end of the year, I will go abroad with the team to participate in an international equestrian event, which is a warm-up for the Olympics."

Shen Haoran smiled and said, "Ah, Hua Guo's equestrian brother."

As usual, Zhang Da said modestly: "I dare not, I haven't participated in an international competition yet."

Chapter 511 God of Horsemanship

At the end of October, Zhang Da flew to the Netherlands with the national team.

This International Equestrian Invitational Tournament is held in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.

When a group of people went to the competition venue, the coach of the national team was still doing psychological counseling for Zhang Da:

"Zhang Da, judging from this year's training, your equestrian skills are definitely ranked first in the team! It is no exaggeration to say that since you joined the team, our expectations for the Olympics have risen a lot .

But you must not be under pressure. This competition, you should treat it as a warm-up before the Olympics, to accumulate experience in international competitions, and to find out how you feel.

It just so happens that there are many well-known players who signed up for this invitational tournament, and many of them will also participate in the Olympics next year. We just took this opportunity to learn about the strength and status of our opponents, and we can kill two birds with one stone. "

From the coach's point of view, Zhang Da's equestrian skills are absolutely unique in the team. Compared with other players in the team, his only problem is his lack of experience in competitions.

Although he believes that the newly-promoted world's richest man has enough resistance to pressure, the game is always changing and cannot be measured by common sense.

Therefore, he wanted to let Zhang Da experience the feeling of an international competition before the Olympic Games.

It is no exaggeration to say that the national team is here to accompany Mr. Zhang to "study" this time.

As long as Zhang Da plays the normal level and finishes the race smoothly, his goal will be achieved!

As for the results of this competition, it is not very important.

However, to the surprise of the national team coach...

Zhang Da's performance in the preliminaries was completely like a veteran of the equestrian field.

In the dressage competition, Zhang Da directly scored full marks!

In the obstacle course, Zhang Da and the German rider Durico tied for the first place, and in the cross-country race, he overwhelmed Farrington, who is currently ranked No. [-] in the world, and won the championship.

In this way, Zhang Da entered the final of the equestrian individual triathlon as the champion of the preliminaries.

Finally found that the coach of the national team, who had been worrying in vain, had already turned into a ruthless applause machine.

Several teammates of the national team also praised Zhang Da's performance.

After the game, Hua Tian gave Zhang Da a thumbs up frequently: "Perfect, it's so perfect!"

Zhang Da replied with a smile: "Thank you, I hope I can perform normally in the final."

Hua Tian was stunned for a while, then scratched his head and said, "This... I don't know whether you are being humble or you are still in Versailles."

"I've always told the truth." Zhang Da said, "You think, isn't this my normal level during training?"

"Usually, when riders participate in international competitions for the first time, they will make more or less mistakes." Huatian said, "I can only say that I shouldn't judge you with the eyes of ordinary people. A genius in equestrianism!"

Another national player Sun Donghua said: "What kind of genius is called the god of equestrianism!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Da finally couldn't sit still.

He waved his hands again and again and said, "It's too much, Brother Sun, it's too much!"

Sun Donghua shook his head and said: "But Yu, next year's team competition, I can count on you!"

Hua Tian also said: "Yes, it's all up to you!"

Zhang Da: "..."

Two days later, Zhang Da, who became the "hope of the whole village", performed normally in the final, once again beat Farrington in total points, and successfully won the championship of the individual equestrian triathlon.

After the game, countless media flocked to him.

The world's richest man won the World Equestrian Invitational Championship, there is no news more attractive than this!

Facing long guns and short cannons, Zhang Da called his own names first as usual.

The reporter from CCTV 5 asked happily: "Zhang Da, first of all, congratulations on winning the championship! This invitational tournament is the last large-scale international equestrian event before the Olympic Games. Winning the championship in this competition means a lot to you. Does it have a special meaning?"

Facing the interview, Zhang Da said modestly as usual: "There is no special significance, the main thing is that I have accumulated some experience."

"Although it is your first time to participate in an international competition, your performance is perfect!" The reporter continued to ask, "How did you adjust your mentality before the competition so that you can lift the weight as lightly as possible?"

Zhang Da said according to the speech template: "Oh, the main reason is that the coach and teammates have been encouraging me and giving me advice..."

As everyone knows, the coach in the crowd was so excited that he almost cried.

If it is the richest man in the world, it must be more real than real money!

...

Bringing the newly won medals and trophies, Zhang Dafei returned to Jinling.

Looking at the personal honor showcase in the living room, Zhang Dafa said to Cheng Mingming from the bottom of his heart: "Honey, I found a problem."

Cheng Mingming asked in confusion, "What's the problem?"

"I need to change to a bigger display cabinet!" Zhang Da said with emotion, "You see, the province used to give me awards for big taxpayers and outstanding entrepreneurs every year, but now I can go abroad to participate in equestrian competitions." If you win the prize, if you get another medal from the Olympics next year, the showcase will really not fit in it!"